I applied through university. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at DraftKings in Sept 2015
Interview
I was called for a technical phone interview in which I was asked to write code for a question comparing a few user's total scores and then give each user a competitive rank. The interviewer asked me to talk through the code as I wrote it. Part of the question involved sorting and I very honestly told him I didn't remember much about the built-in Java sort. He posted a link to documentation for it which led to me asking if I was allowed to look up documentation online during the interview. He acted as if I should have known that from the beginning despite not ever telling me. It took me about 20 minutes or so to write out a solution and then he began to ask me questions about it. At one point he asked me about a function I wrote to compare elements in a list pointing out that return type should be different than the one I had. Despite me explaining that the return type I had was correct, which it was, he argued with me until I changed it to the type that he wanted. At the end of the first question, he asked me if I could improve the solution I had. I explained the best way of doing it that I realized after I finished my first solution. His response to this was telling me, "Yeah that's how I would have done it the first time around," in a very rude and matter-of-fact kind of tone. Finally he asked me another quick question which involved finding the intersection of two rosters of players. I was just asked to talk through this question and ended up coming up with solution very quickly. I asked him what the next steps were in the interview process and he said they would get back to me within the next two days. They emailed me back 4 hours later rejecting me with no explanation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Rank players based on total score in the case that some players tied in score and find the intersection of two rosters.
I had my first HR interview with DraftKings. It was mainly about getting to know the company, understanding the general role, talking about my past experience, and answering few easy initial technical questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what is the difference between local position and position?
I applied online. I interviewed at DraftKings (Boston, MA) in Mar 2026
Interview
The interview process was fairly straightforward - after the screening and technical interview they put you in a 3 hour final round with three separate interviews back-to-back, the last one being a chat with the team lead. The recruiter was nice and helpful throughout the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
system design interview to build facebook messenger
The whole process was very friendly.
HR provided comfortable and on-time communication and interview arrangements.
Interviewers were professional, basically, but not all of them would like to help during the interviews.